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Talkin' Baseball
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The BenchwarmersThe Benchwarmers
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The newest of the baseball genre, in the tradition of the Bad News Bears, and actually pretty good.
Baseball - A Film by Ken BurnsBaseball - A Film by Ken Burns
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The serious, serious side of America's pastime.
Major LeagueMajor League
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One of the best of the baseball movies, still hilarious.
Bull DurhamBull Durham
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About a lot more than baseball, but set so deep inside it that you can barely haul yourself out.
Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
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An overly dramatic ode to the loss of childhood, a boy's bond with his father, etc.
The NaturalThe Natural
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To my mind a bit too maudlin, sappy, and predictable, but just fabulously staged, shot, and edited, with a soundtrack to match.
The SandlotThe Sandlot
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Another classic of summer memories, with a story familiar to us all, which blooms wonderfully as it goes.
The Bad News BearsThe Bad News Bears
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The absolute classic of summer vacation, summer sports, summer pranks, being a geek, etc.
MLB Bloopers: The Funny Side Of BaseballMLB Bloopers: The Funny Side Of Baseball
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Official MLB (TM) stuff, and actually fun to watch.
Mr. BaseballMr. Baseball
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A sports natural lends his talent to a middlin', predictable story.
Air Bud - Seventh Inning FetchAir Bud - Seventh Inning Fetch
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The Air Bud franchise takes on baseball. I can't wait to see how they manipulate him for field hockey.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor KingsThe Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
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The lighter side of sports during the ugly days of American apartheid.
Squeeze Play!Squeeze Play!
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The Troma Team takes its modest little bite out of the baseball movie pie.
When It Was a Game - Triple Play CollectionWhen It Was a Game - Triple Play Collection
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Tons of great baseball stuff in which to immerse yourself.
Grand Slam DVD Giftset (Bull Durham / Eight Men Out / The Jackie Robinson Story / The Pride of the Yankees)Grand Slam DVD Giftset (Bull Durham / Eight Men Out / The Jackie Robinson Story / The Pride of the Yankees)
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A whole lotta baseball in this set.
Kid from Left Field [VHS]Kid from Left Field [VHS]
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Sadly, Gary Coleman does not say, "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" once in this entire film.
The Man From Left FieldThe Man From Left Field
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Clearly, the sequel.
Fever Pitch (Widescreen Edition)Fever Pitch (Widescreen Edition)
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Not so much about baseball, as about the unbalanced people who attach their own sense of self-worth and purpose to baseball franchises.
CobbCobb
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Tommy Lee lends his grimacing and other angry-face talents to portray arguably the biggest bastard in the history of the game.
Eight Men OutEight Men Out
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The 1998 account of the notorious 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.
The BabeThe Babe
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John Goodman provides the girth in this story about one of the greatest sluggers of them all.
Angels in the OutfieldAngels in the Outfield
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A kid who's got an in with the angels gets them focused on much more important things, like professional baseball.
Bang The Drum SlowlyBang The Drum Slowly
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Baseball is the context in which men come to grips with their relationships and death.
Damn YankeesDamn Yankees
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The musical tribute to what is probably the greatest club in the history of the game.
The FanThe Fan
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Baseball is the context in which a psycho fan gets a little bit too excited for a player.
HardballHardball
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Keanu finds relevance coaching down-and-outers, and they get focus and hope, and a major life lesson is learned by all.
Mr. 3000 (Widescreen Edition)Mr. 3000 (Widescreen Edition)
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Exploration of the wacky results of the arrogance and vanity of coming out of retirement to re-establish a broken personal record.
Rookie of the YearRookie of the Year
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He's new, but he's got a handle on how things are done.
The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)
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True story of a long-time dreamer who's actually got the talent, and actually earns his shot at the show.
Perfect GamePerfect Game
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Hey, kids, let's all pull together and win this one for the . . . uh, something, something.
PastimePastime
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It's the 50s, and integration is just making an appearance, etc.
EdEd
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What could be better than a monkey-and-baseball movie, right?
Take Me Out to the Ball Game [VHS]Take Me Out to the Ball Game [VHS]
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More musical hijinks to celebrate the nation's favorite sport.
61 (2001) [VHS]61 (2001) [VHS]
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An arguably squishy drama about the relationshp between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
For Love of the GameFor Love of the Game
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Costner's obvious, and tiresome, uh, love of the game comes through on this one about proving oneself, getting the girl, etc.
Comrades of Summer [VHS]Comrades of Summer [VHS]
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America's pastime, exported to the Rooskies.
Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes Out
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A player is going slowly nuts, and has an unpleasant personal life to boot, in this baseball-set drama.
Battlefield BaseballBattlefield Baseball
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Japanime takes on one of its more popular sporting endeavors.
A League of Their Own (Special Edition)A League of Their Own (Special Edition)
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Technically not baseball, but it still deserves a nod.
The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!
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Not a baseball movie, but with a killer finale with the LA Dodgers, the stadium, the fans, and Reggie that shows the Zuckers' love for the game.